The Recreation Department of the wonderful Town of Pittsford, never rests. Their latest catalog of programs is briming with activities, opportunities and events for the Fall of 2007 for you and your entire family to enjoy right in the heart of our town.

Saturday, September 15, come to the Town Library Municipal Parking lot for the beginning of PITTSFORD CELEBRATES beginning at noon and lasting till 9 PM. Here you’ll find a large selection of food vendors and a variety of family entertainers including clowns, games, face painting, rides and more. Wegmans Food Markets will have cooking demonstrations throughout the day.

Wander into the the Village of Pittsford and and listen to the musical talents of the Johnny Matt Big Band (1-3 PM), Joey T. and he Formula (3:30 – 5 PM) and the popular performances of the Skymasters (6 – 9 PM).

New for 2007, will be an Antique Boat Show on the Erie Canal at the Port of Pittsford Park in addition to boat activities throughout the day. Then, cap the festive day with an ear splitting and wonderous fireworks display.

There’s more, and I’ll be reminding you about them in coming blogs. If you don’t already have a copy of the Pittsford Recreation program catalog simply pick one up their offices at the Spiegel Community Center, 35 Lincoln Avenue, or give them a call at 248-6280 to request a copy.

Leave a Reply

moved to Pittsford as a teenager and attended Pittsford-Mendon High School. Her greatest passion is as a lover of and advocate for the arts and music. Donna attended Rhode Island School of Design and earned an MFA from R.I.T. She’s a free-lance art director, advertising photographer and copywriter. Her love of narrative and film has led her to direct and produce short films.

Donna developed her awareness of and concern for environmental issues after being
exposed to the chemicals in artist materials in art schools in the US and Canada which
made her ill for a time. Healthy today, she finds pleasure in nature, writing, and music.
She enjoys Pittsford for its picturesque locations, wildlife, and community involvement.

was born in Rochester, lived here for a while until his dad was transferred to Connecticut ("Thanks, Xerox."). Then a few years later they came back to Fairport ("Thanks again, Xerox."), but Bill went to Pittsford schools. He moved over to Pittsford in 1979. He worked a bunch of jobs, played in bands, went back to MCC and then U of R for a Bachelor's degree in the early 90's. Shortly after that, he moved to NYC with his wife, Laura, where he worked at Ogilvy & Mather and Christie's doing tech support. They moved out to Northern Virginia during the Internet boom, hoping to get rich quick, but missed that boat. They moved back to Pittsford in 2001, along with two boys. Bill still plays guitar with the Chinchillas, the Squeaky Chair Jazz band, and the Steve Greene Trio occasionally.

"Though all communities and areas get a certain reputation (deserved or not), there is a good quality of life here, and the bulk of the people I have met here and places I have been to reflect that," Bill says. "My reason for wanting to blog about the town is at least twofold -- to vent my views and continue with writing, but also to force myself to engage in the environment in which I live. Too many people complain there is nothing to do or see, but they never actually get out and look. I don't want to be like that."